2018 Schedule. Friday, July 27, 2018

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1 Event Description Location When Entry Champion Meet & Greet Cruise the Dub Meet Grand Champions Jay Zanier and Anthony Von. Prizes. John & Mason Cigan perform. Food and beverages for purchase Schedule All content, times, pricing and entertainers are subject to change without notice. This schedule is effective as of July 22nd, 2018 Thursday, July 26, 2018 Living Stone Resort Lobby 19 Keith Avenue A & W 7 Balsam Street 5:30 PM Free "Homecoming" Dinner & Show A special celebration of our Grand Champions, at the beautiful Bear Estate, includes buffet dinner and great show featuring Anthony Von, Ray Guillemette, Jr., Jay Zanier and 2017 Ultimate Gordon Hendricks. Very limited seating left available on a first come first serve basis. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!! The Bear Estate at Living Water Resort & Spa 300 Balsam Street 6:30 PM Tickets $49.00 incl. tax, fees & gratuities. The Memphis Experience Come join in the excitement of the "Memphis Experience" featuring the Memphis Jones Trio as they rock the house.food & beverages on site for purchase. 19+ Harbour Street Fish Bar 10 Keith Avenue 7:00 PM $10 Cover Charge Late Great Elvis Enjoy Elvis favourites with host Champion Brent Freeman and ETA friends, Michael Cullipher at 8:00pm, Tim E at 9:30pm and Robin Kelly at 10:30pm. Food & beverages available for purchase. U.K's own Garry J. Foley at 9:00pm, Matt Cage 10:30pm and Grand Champion, Ray Guillemette, Jr. at 12:00 midnight. Friday, July 27, :00 PM Free Event Description Location When Entry Rise & Shine Collingwood Local radio station 95.1 The Peak FM is live on location with on-site interviews and great music. 6:00 AM Free Vendor Walk Browse vendor and interactive sponsor booths. Great food options. 2nd & Hurontario Street 9:00 AM Items for purchase OLG Storyteller Chat Memphis Jones and Rosemarie O'Brien chat Elvis. Special guests include first ever Collingwood Grand Champion, Ray Guillemette, Jr.& 2008 Ultimate Champion Brandon Bennett at 10:20, Grand Champions Robin Kelly, Tim E at 10:40, and Festival Organizers from Tweed, Niagara & Flaming Star Festivals at 11:00. 10:10 AM Free Opening Ceremonies Memphis Jones and Mayor Cooper welcome fans. Paco Danesi Award recipient announced. 11:15 AM Free

2 The Memphis Experience Enjoy a live performance by the Memphis Jones Trio to start the day. 11:45 AM Free Elvis is in the building with Grand Champion Matt Cage 12pm and UK favourite Eddy Popescu at 1:30 pm. Food & beverages available on site for purchase. Qualifying Round First round of judging. All competitors perform. 1:00 PM Free * NEW IN 2018 "Steak" Your Claim to Help Hospice ETA Champion Brent Freeman hosts this special fundraising event. ALL available ETAs are encouraged to attend to sing for a worthy cause, in memory of the late ETA Pat Lucknow, in support of Hospice Georgian Triangle. Then stick around for dinner as food & beverages are available for purchase. Time: 3 to 6 pm, then from 8 to 11 pm. Lots of great food & fun supporting a fallen ETA's favourite charity & a new Venue. The Potato Factory 65 Hurontario Street 3:00 PM Free Admission, Items for purchase. Donations to charity accepted Hear great Elvis with James Gibb at 3:00pm, Bruno Nesci 4:00pm, Tim E 5:00pm and Michael Cullipher 6:00pm 3:00 PM Gate Admission King at the Creek Making A Difference for Big Brothers Big Sisters Champion Meet & Greet Elvis Gets His Game On Grand Champion Jesse Aron performs Elvis and Roy Orbison. ETA Ken Patterson hosts. Other ETAs are encouraged to attend! All you can eat buffet available to purchase. Meet Grand Champions Ray Guillemette, Jr. and Shon Carroll. ETA Garry J. Foley at 4pm, Joey Cundari at 5pm, Champion Eric Evangelista at 6pm. Includes light food buffet. Batteaux Creek Golf Club 7422 Sideroad 30 & 31 Nottawasaga, Nottawa Crystal Buffet 2 Mountain Rd Unit #1 Living Stone Resort Lobby 19 Keith Avenue Station on the Green at Cranberry Golf Course 27 Harbour Street West 4:00 PM Donations to Charity accepted 4:00 PM Door Admission 5:00 PM Free Awesome Street Party Non-stop showcase of ETAs continues until 9:00 pm. 5:30 PM Free Viva Elvis! Celebrating Elvis - Dinner & Show ETA Spencer Bristow performs in this lovely Italian restaurant! Food & beverages available to purchase. A dinner show with host Grand Champion Roy LeBlanc & Band, Champion Sylvain Leduc, Ultimate Champion Brandon Bennett. Three course meal. Dinner 6:30pm, Show 8pm. Call to order tickets or go to Tesoro 18 Schoolhouse Lane OTT at Leisure Time Centre, 100 Minnesota Street 6:00 PM Free Admission; 6:30 PM Tickets $88.75 incl. tax

3 Have some great food, a cold beverage and some even cooler Elvis tunes by ETA Sam Calleri at 6:30pm; Mike Calamusa at 8:30pm and top the night off with Jim Barone at 10:30pm. Food & beverages available on site for purchase. 6:30 PM Free ETA Show at Simcoe Street Theatre Come out to listen to ETAs Pete Doiron and Norm Ackland Jr. as they perform solid gold favourites in the Simcoe Street Theatre. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show begins at 8:00 p.m. 8:00 PM $20 Door Admission Elvis Memories at Blue Grand Champions Robin Kelly, Matt Cage, Jesse Aron and Gino Monopoli perform with Rudy & the Angels. Bring your lawn chair. presented by Blue Mountain Village Dance to the Legends Dance to ETA Champions Zach Peddie & U.K.'s own Garry J. Foley. Other tributes include Cher, Tom Jones, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion, the Supremes and more with Gerie & the Koasters THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!!!! Royal Canadian Legion 8:00 PM Tickets $36. Hot On Elvis Elvis at Midnight for Ronald McDonald House It's party time! Come out and enjoy non-stop 50's & 60's entertainment featuring the band Touch of Vinyl and featuring a bit of Elvis! Hear Darren Evorglens at 11:00pm and Robin Kelly at 12:30 a.m. Always a crowd favourite, come out to the Iron Skillet and hear Grand Champion Shon Carroll perform! Food & beverages available for purchase. Grand Champion Shon Carroll performs. ETAs are encouraged to attend and sing for a great cause. Food and beverages available for purchase. Donations collected support Ronald McDonald House charities. No tipping or gratuities are allowed to the paid performer. Donations to the charity only please. Saturday, July 28, 2018 The Iron Skillet 20 Balsam Street McDonald's 285 First Street 9:00 PM Gate Admission 9:30 PM Free 11:59 PM Donations to Charity accepted Event Description Location Start Entry Vendor Walk Browse vendor and interactive sponsor booths. Great food options. 2nd & Hurontario Street 9:00 AM Items for purchase OLG Storyteller Chat Memphis Jones and Rosemarie O'Brien chat Elvis. Special guests include Ultimate Champions Dean Z & Gordon Hendricks with Grand Champion Brycen Katolinksy, and Youth Champion Connor Russo at 10:05; Grand Champions Jay Zanier, & Anthony Von at 10:30, followed by The Tonettes at 10:45. 10:00 AM Free The Starshine Series SEMI-FINALS & GRAND CHAMPION SHOWCASE Elvis Gets His Game On Elvis Mountain Melodies Olde Town Terrace presents Grand Champion Robin Kelly, with Garry J. Foley, from UK. 11a.m. to 12:30p.m. Call or visit Top 30 compete with your Hosts ETA Champions Brent Freeman & Roy LeBlanc. Event includes a Grand Champion Show with Robin Kelly, Brycen Katolinsky, Jay Zanier, Anthony Von, James Gibb, Ray Guillemette, Jr. & Matt Cage! Featuring the Festival House Band. Doors 10 a.m. "Station on the Green" at Cranberry Resort hosts ETA Richard Wolfe at 12pm, Ken Patterson 1pm, Gordon Baird 2pm, Wayne Curtis 3pm, Spencer Bristow 4pm, Eddy Popescu 5pm. Includes light food buffet. ETA Pete Doiron sings at the Waterstreet Bandshell. Eddie Bush Arena 97 Hurontario St presented by Living Water Resort & Spa Station on the Green at Cranberry Golf Course 27 Harbour Street West Blue Mountain Village 11:00 AM Tickets $ :00 AM Tickets $70; GA $30 12:00 PM $20 Admission

4 OLG Spotlight Showcase Champions perform. At 12 pm Jesse Aron, 12:40 pm Bruce Andrew Stewart, 1:40 pm Corny Rempel, 2:20 pm Norm Ackland, Jr., with Gerie & the Koasters. With Hosts, Rosemarie O'Brien & Robbie Lane! ETAs perform hosted by Darren Evorglens at 12noon; Sylvain Leduc 1:00pm; Michael Cullipher 2:00pm; Robin Kelly 3:00 pm, Nick Mischissin 4:00pm, and Mike Calamusa at 5:00pm. Food & beverages for purchase. 12:00 PM Gate Admission Enjoy a nice lunch, a cold drink, in an air conditioned venue while listening to Elvis all afternoon. Starting at 12 noon with Joey Cundari; 1pm Zach Peddie; 2pm Nick Mischissin; 3pm Ken Patterson; 4pm Mark Craig; 5pm Norm Ackland, Jr. Food & beverages available on site to purchase. (Inside Stage) ETAs perform. Enjoy Jim Barone 1:00pm; John Carpenter 2:30pm; George Thomas 4:00pm; Joey Cundari 5:30 pm. 1:00 PM Free Summer Songs at Blue Get out for some summer memories with Elvis & others! Enjoy ETA Mike Calamusa at 1pm, with another tribute show at 2pm until 4pm with a tribute to the Beatles featuring "The Caverners". presented by Blue Mountain Village 1:00 PM Free Elvis Tribute Show The Starshine Series Grand Champions Gino Monopoli & Tim E perform with Rudy & the Angels. Snacks & cash bar onsite for sale. Olde Town Terrace presents ETA Grand Champion Shon Carroll, along with Darren Evorglens from 3 pm to 4:30 pm. Please call or visit to purchase tickets. Royal Canadian Legion 2:00 PM Tickets $ :00 PM Tickets $23.13 OLG "Memory Lane" Showcase Don't mind the outdoors? Bring a lawn chair & listen to ETAs perform. Listen to Eric Evangelista at 3:15 pm; Richard Wolfe 3:45 pm; Bryson Fuller 4:15 pm; then at 6:00 pm Gordie McNeil; followed by Dustin Bricker 6:30pm; Mark Craig 7:00 pm; John Carpenter 7:30 pm; Michael Cullipher 8:00 pm; and Sam Calleri 8:30 pm. Dance if the Elvis spirit moves you! 3:15 PM Free "King" of the Mountain NEW IN Memphis Night: Dinner with the King Champion Sylvain Leduc performs at the Waterstreet bandshell. Chef Jeremy Korten has created a menu fit for the King, featuring southern favourites.while you dine enjoy a live Elvis tribute performance by Bruno Nesci & the Dreamers. Blue Mountain Village Oliver & Bonacini in the Westin Trillium at Blue 220 Gord Canning Drive 5:00 PM Tickets $ :00 PM Free Memphis & Friends Enjjoy a fabulous performance by the Memphis Jones Trio, returning by popular demand. Don't miss it! Bring your lawn chair. presented by Blue Mountain Village 5:00 PM Free "Best of the Fest" Dinner & Show Grand Champions Roy LeBlanc, Ray Guillemette, Jr., Ultimate Champion Brandon Bennett & the RoyL Tribute band entertain. Three course meal. Dinner 6:30pm, show 8pm. Call or visit LIMITED SEATS LEFT AVAILABLE!!! OTT at Leisure Time Centre, 100 Minnesota Street 6:30 PM Tickets $88.75 incl. tax

5 *NEW IN 2018 "An Evening with Elvis" Dinner & Show Come out o enjoy a wonderful "station buffet" with a great variety of options, at the place where the Collingwood Elvis Festival began! Join Grand Champion Tim E & the Yes Men, with special guest Grand Champion Robin Kelly for a great night of Elvis music and yummy foods. Used to be "The Vacation Inn" back when we began in 1995! Check out the incredible hotel property as it is today. Georgian Bay Hotel & Conference Centre (Hwy 26 West) 10 Vacation Inn Drive 7:00 PM Tickets $72.00 The Starshine Series Olde Town Terrace presents short ETA performances featuring Grand Champions Anthony Von and Jay Zanier 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Call or visit LIMITED SEATING!!!! 7:00 PM Tickets $23.13 Come out to enjoy Collingwood newcomer ETA George Thomas perform all your Elvis favourites. NEW IN Memphis Night: Dinner with the King Chef Jeremy Korten has created a menu fit for the King, featuring southern favourites such as cheddar fritters and greens, baby back ribs with grilled cornbread, fried chicken with broccoli and potato hash, and decadent pecan pie. While you dine enjoy a live Elvis tribute performance by Bruno Nesci & Dreamers. Oliver & Bonacini in the Westin Trillium at Blue 220 Gord Canning Drive 8:00 PM Tickets $82.17 Elvis Tribute Show Champion Gino Monopoli performs with Rudy & the Angels band. Food and beverages for purchase. Royal Canadian Legion 8:00 PM Tickets $35.00 Music at the Mountain Tributes to Elvis by Zach Peddie & Garry J Foley, plus Cash, Cline, Cher, Sir Tom Jones, Twain, Jerry Lee Lewis and more. Food and beverages available for purchase. presented by Blue Mountain Village ELVIS UNITED OUR SIGNATURE SHOW! Featuring 2017 Youth Champion Connor Russo, 2017 Grand Champion Brycen Katolinsky, 2013 Ultimate Champion Dean Z and our own 2017 Grand Champion as the reigning 2017 Ultimate Champion, direct from the UK, Gordon Hendricks! Featuring the Festival House Band! Food and beverages available for purchase. This is going to be a "hot" ticket and a must see show! Eddie Bush Arena 97 Hurontario Street 8:00 PM Tickets $70; GA $30 It's party time! Come out and enjoy non-stop live entertainment featuring the band Touch of Vinyl and featuring a bit of Elvis! Hear John Cigan at 11:00pm and Mason Cigan at 12:30 a.m. 9:00 PM Gate Admission Hot On Elvis 2.0! Need a great meal with a side of Elvis? The Iron Skillet 2.0 has you covered! Come out for dinner and then enjoy Grand Champion Jesse Aron sing Elvis favourites! Make a dinner reservation, your door admission is waived. Iron Skillet Huron Street 9:00 PM $10 Door Admission Hot On Elvis Always a crowd favourite, come out to the Iron Skillet and hear Grand Champion Shon Carroll perform! Food & beverages available for purchase. The Iron Skillet 20 Balsam Street 9:30 PM Free End your evening with a great performance by Collingwood newcomer ETA Michael Cullipher. 10:00 PM Free Elvis at Midnight for Ronald McDonald House ETA Joe Zambri performs and other ETAs are encouraged to attend and sing for a great cause. Food and beverages available for purchase. Donations collected support Ronald McDonald House. No tipping or gratuities are allowed to the paid performer. Donations to the charity only please. McDonald's 285 First Street 11:59 PM Donations

6 Sunday, July 29, 2018 Event Description Location Start Entry * NEW IN 2018 Breakfast and the King Come out to this new venue and enjoy a great breakfast buffet that includes a follow up Gospel show featuring Norm Ackland Jr. & Jay Zanier. Breakfast: 7 to 8 am, show begins at 8:30 am. Steakhouse Social Eatery 61 Hurontario St 7:00 AM Tickets $ tax Sunrise Gospel Showcase Showcase Hosted by 2017 Gospel Champion Brycen Katolinsky, Gospel Champions Ray Guillemette, Jr., and Anthony Von along with special guest Grand Champion Bruno Nesci & ETAs including Lorensz Francke, Spencer Bristow, Dustin Bricker, Eddy Popescu, James Gibb and others. Featuring The Tonettes. 8:30 AM Free Vendor Walk Browse vendor and interactive sponsor booths. Great food options. 2nd & Hurontario Street 9:00 AM Items for purchase Champions Roy LeBlanc, Matt Cage, Sylvain Leduc and Brandon Bennett sing Elvis gospel! Brunch included in ticket. Call OTT at Royal Cdn Legion Tickets $38.75 incl. tax 9th Annual Gospel Brunch for tickets or online through Eventbrite. Call or to get 9:30 AM tickets. *NEW IN 2018 The Gospel Roots of Elvis A celebration of worship & praise, throughout a variety of area Churches. Elvis gospel will be performed by ETAs, within these usual Sunday Services: In Collingwood, 10:30-11:30 am, at Trinity United, 140 Maple Street, Anthony Von performs; at First Baptist, 160 Pine Street, Corny Rempel performs; and at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at Church of the Nazarene, 200 Erie Street, Wayne Curtis performs. In Thornbury, 10:30-11:30 am, at First Baptist, 72 Bruce Street, Gordon Baird performs; and at Grace United, 140 Bruce Street, Sam Calleri performs;. Be a part of these Community celebrations of Praise in commemoration of Elvis' spirituality and love of gospel music. Collingwood - Trinity United, First Baptist, Church of the Nazarene, Thornbury - Grace United, First Baptist 10:30 AM OR 11:00 AM Free Goodwill donations are gratefully accepted by the Churches *NEW IN 2018 The King's Brunch Come out to a great Elvis showcase featuring Bruce Andrew Stewart & Richard Wolfe followed by a wonderful brunch fit for a King beginning at 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. Steakhouse Social Eatery 61 Hurontario Street 10:30 AM Tickets $ tax OLG Storyteller Chat Memphis Jones and Rosemarie O'Brien chat Elvis. Special guests include Marnie Lee MacIntosh & Ella Muzak at 11:00 am;, Grand Champions Brycen Katolinsky & Jesse Aron at 11:15 am; and last but not least Marco Spadafora of the Casino Brothers Band at 11:30 am. 10:45 AM Free Gospel at Blue Express Your Inner "Gospel" Elvis Gospel Champion James Gibb performs Elvis' gospel favourites at Waterstreet bandshell. Featuring Elvis Gospel songs! Special Guests include Champion Joey Cundari at 11:20 am., and others. Blue Mountain Village OLG Canadian Star Challenge Audience judges. Grand Champion Shon Carroll & Radio Personality Norm Edwards hosts. Competitors include Dustin Bricker, Lorensz Francke, Bill Gallant, Gordie McNeil, Spencer Bristow, Frankie D, Pete Doiron, Dennis Bushell, Ella Muzak, Jim Robinson, Joey Cundari and Robert Frank CSC Champion John Cigan performs.

7 Legends in Song Champions Robin Kelly at 12pm and Roy LeBlanc at 1pm presented by Blue Mountain Village Rockin on Simcoe Come on out and enjoy the Elvis stylings of Bryson Fuller at 12 pm; Zach Peddie at 1 pm; Eric Evangelista at 2 pm; and Robin Kelly at 3 pm, with your Host ETA Darren Evorglens. Moguls Bar & Grill Concludes by 4:00 p.m. THE GRAND FINALS Final round of judging. Champions and Memphis Ultimate Representative are determined. Special Guest appearance. Memphis Jones and Roy LeBlanc host. Featuring the Casino Brothers & The Roulettes. Food and beverages available to purchase. Eddie Bush Arena 97 Hurontario Street presented by Living Water Resort & Spa 2:00 PM Tickets $70; GA $30 Champion's Farewell Host Roy LeBlanc & the RoyL Tribute Band with ETAs Sylain Leduc, Robin Kelly, with special guests, Ultimate Champions Brandon Bennett and Gordon Hendricks as they salute the end of the 2018 Festival. Light finger foods included For tickets call or OTT at Royal Cdn Legion 8:00 PM Tickets $38.75 incl. tax MOST TICKETS THROUGH THEATRE COLLINGWOOD or call All Olde Town Terrace tickets at or call ALL TICKET PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO TAX & FEES UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.